National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
040622_BESuppStatement.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-04-18
PL 114-216.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-05-01
101521BE AMS 71_2022FINAL.xlsx Supplementary Document	2022-04-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
231295	National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard Other-Records -Start Up	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0581-0315	ICR Reference No: 202204-0581-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201812-0581-009
Agency/Subagency: USDA/AMS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/28/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2022
Responses	155,098	314,230
Time Burden (Hours)	353,952	20,512,720
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: P.L. 114-216 amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 directing the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard for disclosing any bioengineered food and any food that may be bioengineered.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 114 - 216 1 Name of Law: National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 114 - 216 1 Name of Law: National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 9564	02/22/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 25215	04/28/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	155,098	314,230	0	-159,132	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	353,952	20,512,720	0	-20,158,768	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: this collection will not consider any new start-up costs when calculating total burden hours. The previous information collection calculations assumed a one time start-up cost for regulated entities that reflected the cost to reformulate any products or develop labels for products containing bioengineered ingredients.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $54,590

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/28/2022

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